Gazette Information: GAZETTE ISSUE 30154, VICTORIA CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30154/supplements/6382. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned:- No. 24866 Serjeant Albert White, late South Wales Borderers. For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. On 19th May 1917 at Monchy-le-Preux, France, realizing during an attack that one of the enemy's machine-guns, which had previously been located, would probably hold up the whole advance of his Company, Serjeant White, without the slightest hesitation and regardless of all personal danger, dashed ahead of his Company to capture the gun. When within a few yards of the gun he fell riddled with bullets, having thus willingly sacrificed his life in order that he might secure the success of the operations and the welfare of his comrades.
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Gazette Information: GAZETTE ISSUE 30154, VICTORIA CROSS,: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30154/supplements/6382. His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned:- No. 24866 Serjeant Albert White, late South Wales Borderers. For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. On 19th May 1917 at Monchy-le-Preux, France, realizing during an attack that one of the enemy's machine-guns, which had previously been located, would probably hold up the whole advance of his Company, Serjeant White, without the slightest hesitation and regardless of all personal danger, dashed ahead of his Company to capture the gun. When within a few yards of the gun he fell riddled with bullets, having thus willingly sacrificed his life in order that he might secure the success of the operations and the welfare of his comrades.